1950. First Published. 256 pages. Illustrative jacket over grey cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable sunning to spine and edges. Bleaching to edges. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Noticeable tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.